Mayra Flores

Mayra Nohemi Flores (born January 1, 1986) is a Mexican-born American politician. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was a member of the United States House of Representatives for  from 2022 to 2023.

Political career
She won the special election to replace former Congressman Filemon Vela Jr. She is the first Mexican-born woman to be a member of the United States Congress.Svitek, Patrick. Republicans flip U.S. House seat in South Texas, historically a Democratic stronghold , Texas Tribune, June 14, 2022. 

Before her election to Congress, Flores used hashtags supporting the QAnon "conspiracy theory" on an Instagram post, though she has denied ever being a supporter of QAnon.

Flores lost her campaign for a full term in the November 2022 midterm elections to Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in the district that was redrawn that year. She left office in January 2023.

Personal life
Flores was born in Mexico to migrant farmworkers. Her family moved to the U.S. when she was six years old and she gained American citizenship at 14. She was raised in Southern Texas.Harris, Cayla. What to know about Texas Republican Mayra Flores, the first congresswoman-elect born in Mexico , San Antonio Express-News, June 15, 2022. Even though she was raised in a conservative Democrat immigrant family in Texas, she said she supports the Republican Party because of her anti-abortion views.

Flores has worked as a respiratory therapist and lived in Los Indios, Texas. She is married to a U.S. Border Patrol agent and has four children.

References

Other websites

 Official website 
 Campaign website 

Category:1986 births
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Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:Politicians from Tamaulipas